Romans 14
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1Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions.
1ⲠⲈⲦϢⲰⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϨⲒⲞⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲀⲚⲘⲞⲔⲘⲈⲔ.
2One man has faith to eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables.
2ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲈⲘ ⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲦϢⲰⲚⲒ ⲆⲈ ϢⲀϤⲞⲨⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲞϮ.
3Don’t let him who eats despise him who doesn’t eat. Don’t let him who doesn’t eat judge him who eats, for God has accepted him.
3ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲈϢϤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈϤϮ ϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀϤϢⲞⲠϤ ⲈⲢⲞϤ.
4Who are you who judge another’s servant? To his own lord he stands or falls. Yes, he will be made to stand, for God has power to make him stand.
4ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲞⲨⲂⲰⲔ ⲚϢⲈⲘⲘⲞ ⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲈⲠⲈϤϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲈ ⲈϤⲚⲀϨⲈⲒ ⲈϤⲞϨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲦⲀϨⲞϤ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ.
5One man esteems one day as more important. Another esteems every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind.
5ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲠⲈϮϨⲀⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲠⲈⲦϮϨⲀⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈϤϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
6He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks. He who doesn’t eat, to the Lord he doesn’t eat, and gives God thanks.
6ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϤϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀⲚ ϤⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤϢⲈⲠϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
7For none of us lives to himself, and none dies to himself.
7ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ.
8For if we live, we live to the Lord. Or if we die, we die to the Lord. If therefore we live or die, we are the Lord’s.
8ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲚⲚⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲈⲚⲚⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲘⲠϬ ⲤⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲚⲚⲀⲰⲚϦ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲈⲚⲚⲀⲘⲞⲨ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲚⲀ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ.
9For to this end Christ died, rose, and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
9ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲰⲚϦ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲢϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲚϦ.
10But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
10ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲔϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ϨⲰⲔ ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲞⲨ ⲔϢⲰϢ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ ⲀⲚⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲎⲢⲈⲚ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲦⲀϨⲞⲚ ⲈⲢⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲂⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
11For it is written, “‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘to me every knee will bow. Every tongue will confess to God.’”
11ⲤⲤϦⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲄⲀⲢ ϪⲈ ϮⲞⲚϦ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϪⲈ ⲔⲈⲖⲒ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲈⲔⲰⲖϪ ⲚⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲖⲀⲤ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
12So then each one of us will give account of himself to God.
12ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϤⲚⲀϮⲖⲞⲄⲞⲤ ⲈϪⲰϤ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
13Therefore let’s not judge one another any more, but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block in his brother’s way, or an occasion for falling.
13ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲈⲚϮϨⲀⲠ ⲞⲨⲚ ϪⲈ ⲈⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲘⲀϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲬ ⲀⲞⲨϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲞⲚ ⲘⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ.
14I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean of itself; except that to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
14ϮⲈⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲀϨⲎⲦ ⲐⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈϤϬⲀϦⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲞⲨⲈⲚⲬⲀⲒ ϪⲈ ϤϬⲀϦⲈⲘ ϤϬⲀϦⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲘⲘⲀⲨ.
15Yet if because of food your brother is grieved, you walk no longer in love. Don’t destroy with your food him for whom Christ died.
15ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨϦⲢⲈ ⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲀⲈⲢⲤⲔⲀⲚⲆⲀⲖⲒⲌⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲒⲈ ⲔⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲞⲨⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲦⲀⲔⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲘⲞⲨ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲈⲔϦⲢⲈ.
16Then don’t let your good be slandered,
16ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲐⲢⲞⲨϪⲈⲞⲨⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ.
17for God’s Kingdom is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
17ϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲀⲤϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲤⲰ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀⲤϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎ ⲒⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈϤⲞⲨⲀⲂ.
18For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.
18ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲘⲂⲰⲔ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ϤⲢⲀⲚⲀϤ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲤⲞⲨⲦⲰⲚ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ.
19So then, let’s follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up.
19ϨⲀⲢⲀ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲈⲚϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲀ ϮϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀ ⲠⲒⲔⲰⲦ ⲈⲚⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ.
20Don’t overthrow God’s work for food’s sake. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating.
20ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲂⲈⲖ ⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲞⲨϦⲢⲈ ⲤⲈⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲞⲨⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨϬⲢⲞⲠ.
21It is good to not eat meat, drink wine, nor do anything by which your brother stumbles, is offended, or is made weak.
21ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲞⲨⲈⲘ ⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲤⲈ ⲎⲢⲠ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠⲈⲔⲤⲞⲚ ⲚⲀϬⲒϬⲢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ.
22Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Happy is he who doesn’t judge himself in that which he approves.
22ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲞⲚⲦⲀⲔ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲬⲀϤ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲔ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒⲀⲦϤ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲚⲀⲈⲢⲆⲞⲔⲒⲘⲀⲌⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ.
23But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because it isn’t of faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin.
23ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲞⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲂⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲀϤϨⲒⲦϤ ⲈⲠϨⲀⲠ ϪⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ϨⲰⲂ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲀϨϮ ⲀⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲠⲈ.
24Now to him who is able to establish you according to my Good News and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret through long ages,
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25but now is revealed, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, is made known for obedience of faith to all the nations;
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26to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever! Amen.
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